The Gambia 2025
November 4th to November 15th
This trip, arranged by Wildlife Worldwide, started with three nights in Banjul before driving upriver to spend time bird watching in a number of reserves as far as Georgetown. .
As this was primarily a bird trip I am starting with the bird species photographed on the trip. I saw over 150 species of which 100 were phtographed and 21 were new to me.
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Western Grey Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Black Coucal
Centropus grillii
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Laughing dove
Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
African Green Pigeon
Treron calvus
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
African Jacana
Megaptera novaeangliae
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Grey-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Reed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus
African Darter
Anhinga rufa
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephalia
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephalia
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Heron
Egretta gularis
Western Reef Heron
Egretta gularis
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Hammercop
Scopus umbretta
Western Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Western Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
African Harrier Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Palm-nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Western Banded Snake-eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Verreaux's Eagle-owl
Buba lacteus
Verreaux's Eagle-owl
Buba lacteus
Pearl-spotted Owl
Glaucidium perlatum
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tokus erythrorhynchus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophceros nasutus
Purple Roller
Coracias naevius
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Red-throated Bee-eater
Meropss bulocki
Red-throated Bee-eater
Meropss bulocki
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicolis
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicolis
Little Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
Little Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicus goertae
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark
Eremopterix leucotis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Splendid Starling
Lamprotornis splendidus
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus africanus
Scarlet-breasted Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustts
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Black-winged Red Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Black-winged Red Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Northern Red Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonostricta senegala
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonostricta senegala
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Black-rumped Waxbill
Estrilda troglodytes
Probably Lavender Waxbill
Estrilda caerulescens
African Silverbill
Euodice cantans
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
Sahel Paradise Whydah
Vidua orientalis
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Black Crake
Zapornia flavirostra
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Vitellline Masked Weaver
Placeus vitellinus
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Violet Turaco
Musophaga violacea
Cape Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Diadem Buterfly
Hypolimnas misippus
Yellow-headed Agama
Agama agama
Yellow-headed Agama
Agama agama
Green Monkey
Chlorocebus sabaeus
Green Monkey
Chlorocebus sabaeus
Green Monkey
Chlorocebus sabaeus
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
Marsh Mongoose
Atilax paludinosus
West African Crocodile
Crocodylus suchus
